Sunny War Talks Axes With Premiere Guitar
Premier Guitar writes that Sunny War, whose Anarchist Gospel is at radio now from New West, “has an almost spiritual connection with her main guitar, a 1989 Guild True American.” She tells the magazine, “I can’t explain it, but I knew when I found it. I’ve had a lot of guitars before that guitar, but none of them have […]
New Release From Independent Project Records: Tape Excavation
The original 14-song limited edition vinyl LP of Tape Excavation was created to accompany the 2020 Independent Project Records coffee table book Savage Impressions (an arresting look back on Independent Project Records and Independent Project Press founder Bruce Licher’s career as a visual artist) published by P22. Tape Excavation was compiled by Savage Republic and Scenic founding member Licher after scouring through dozens of boxes of cassette tapes from rehearsals, demos, […]
Matt Holubowski Charms Charm Factory
About the new Matt Holubowski album, Charm Factory writes, “Like Flowers on a Molten Lawn delivers the artist’s most meticulously cultivated record to date. Each track is infused with heightened levels of experimentation, through a symphony of intricate sonic arrangements. From the delicate keys that dance atop stirring strings and shimmering electronics, to the intricate beat work, trademark electronic guitar […]
Coffee For Two Celebrates Sunny War’s NACC Folk #1 Album Anarchist Gospel
In its review of her new album Anarchist Gospel, Coffee For Two writes that Sunny War “deserves to work with… southern sounds, the Delta blues and the mountain country, as much as anyone else, and she is a forceful presence as she does so, with the grinding, glorious album opener ‘Love’s Death Bed’ merely the opening shot. War assembles a […]
Endless Crate Spotlights June McDoom
Endless Crate says June McDoom is an indie folk artist you should know. “June McDoom’s music ranges in mood from the tender to the eerie,” the site writes. “She creates captivating soundscapes through her transcendent vocal talent, dynamic instrumental arrangements and inventive harmonies. Her sound is unique and evocative, blending folk rock, psychedelia, and soul. Her self-titled […]
New Music From Kat Niles
Kat Niles is an LA-based singer-songwriter and composer whose work is a study in contradiction. She draws inspiration from the music of her childhood — Townes Van Zandt, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, medieval motets and choral pieces, and Britney Spears. Her lyrics are influenced by magical realism and the literary works of Virginia Woolf and Clarice Lispector. Her unruly and experimental song structures are […]
Vanyaland Compares Matt Holubowski’s Music To A Pillow
According to Vanyaland, “Matt Holubowski provides a pillow for our mind’s frenzy on ‘Sandy Cove.’” The track appears on Like Flowers On A Molten Lawn, Holubowski’s new full length at radio now. The site calls the song “ethereal” and writes that it “dances delicately around a twirling flame of folk, electronic, and cinematic instrumentation without ever falling victim […]
Afropop Worldwide Showcases Keturah’s Talent
Afropop Worldwide has a live video of Keturah performing her new single “Kwanumkwanu” with the Playing For Change Band. The site writes, “This year, we’re hearing from a new Malawian talent with a more organic sound. Keturah, now 27 years-old, came to the attention of the Jacaranda Foundation, a Malawian school for AIDS orphans and its cultural center, and […]
Sunny War Plays AT The VA Museum of Fine Art For WNRN
WNRN writes, “Surrounded by historic guitars, WNRN Members, and art pieces featuring the guitar from the early 19th century to present day, Sunny War took a seat within The Virginia Museum of Fine Art to play a few songs and discuss her latest album, Anarchist Gospel, with Desiré Moses.” The station has a video of the session right here. With Anarchist Gospel, Sunny War has […]
Oklahoma Gazette Previews Rose’s Pawn Shop’s Stop In OKC
Rose’s Pawn Shop is currently playing shows in support of new LP Punch-Drunk Life, which is at radio now from KZZ Music. They’ll be in Oklahoma City at the Blue Note Lounge on Thursday, April 6, and the Oklahoma Gazette has a preview of their show here. “With their fusion of bluegrass instrumentation and folk-rock amplification, Rose’s Pawn Shop have spent the better […]
WGOM Praises The Great White Sea Eagle, “Probably My Favorite Album Of The Year So Far”
WGOM.org has shared “Hold Out For Love” from The Great White Sea Eagle, James Yorkston’s new collaborative LP with Nina Persson and The Second Hand Orchestra, which is at radio now from Domino. The site’s author writes that it’s “probably my favorite album of the year so far. You may know Nina Perrson from the Cardigans, Soundtrack of Our Lives, A Camp, or […]
No Distance Records Gives Ghost Party Props For “Just Really Good Songwriting”
No Distance Records writes that “Ghost Party deliver retro dreamy nostalgia on their debut single… ‘Severed Hands’ kicks off, well, mooches off with 60s jangle pop guitars, a playful McCartney bass groove all drenched in retro floaty vibes. The lyrics are delivered with a style they wouldn’t sound out of place on a Beach Boys record, its all very poetic and quite […]
New Music From Matt Holubowski
Matt Holubowski, from Hudson, Québec, has come a long way since his 2014 debut Ogen, Old Man, a collection of folk songs inspired by his many trips and experiences around the world. His next release – Solitudes, a collaboration with fellow Québecois Connor Seidel, sold over 45,000 copies and racked up 17 million streams, earning a Gold record […]
SPIN Interviews Sunny War
SPIN says Sunny War is “poised to break big this year” with her new LP Anarchist Gospel. “The album, showcasing her probingly personal writing, affectingly understated voice, and magnetically dexterous acoustic folk-blues fingerpicking, is the work of an accomplished and distinctive artist.” The magazine has a long story on War, who recently moved back to her hometown of Nashville after […]
The Courier Interviews Nina Persson
The Courier recently spoke to Nina Persson about her record with James Yorkston and the Second Hand Orchestra, The Great White Sea Eagle. When asked about what attracted her to the project, the Cardigans’ frontwoman said, “Well firstly it was attractive to me that I got a request that involved more than one song, because I get a lot of requests singing on […]
Last Day Deaf Highlights Ghost Party’s “Severed Hands”
Last Day Deaf writes that if “you are after a healthy dose of psychedelia, then the indie psych band from Texas. Ghost Party, and their ace debut single Severed Hands was made for you. The sound is faithful to its 60s psych garage origin, unleashing a unique vibe of both euphoria & nostalgia, thanks to the luscious […]
New Music From Keturah
Malawian singer and songwriter Keturah, a powerful new voice for Southeast Africa, has announced that her self-titled debut album will be released on May 19 via Hen House Studios. Raised in the rural countryside, Keturah set out on foot at 14 years of age, having lost her parents, and trekked to Blantyre, Malawi’s second largest city, looking for a recording studio. […]
The Witzard Interviews Vic Ruggiero
Vic Ruggiero, the longtime frontman of The Slackers whose fun, classic-sounding album Stuff In My Pockets is at radio now from ORG, recently did an interview with The Witzard. He explains that the record combines three different sessions and shares how each of them came about, while also diving a bit into the significance behind the album’s songs. The interview also […]
WNCW Picks Sunny War As Peak Of The Week
Charlotte’s WNCW FM featured Sunny War‘s Anarchist Gospel as its Peak of the Week last week. Music Director Martin Anderston wrote, “War’s fiery intensity is certainly one of the album’s strengths; another is the musicianship: from her own guitar picking, to the work of producer Andrija Tokic (Hurray for the Riff Raff, Alabama Shakes, the Deslondes). He and Sunny recruited Allison Russell, Dave Rawlings, and Jim James among […]
The Alternate Root Notes The “Vitality and Fresh Enthusiasm” Evident On The New Rose’s Pawn Shop LP
The Alternate Root has published a glowing review of Punch-Drunk Life, which is at radio now from Rose’s Pawn Shop. The album, the site writes, teems with “an obvious vitality and a fresh enthusiasm… It’s a sound flush with riveting guitars, the frenzy of fiddles and soaring harmonies, all well-synched at an irresistible pace, It is, in short, a life-affirming […]
